Red 5 has opened up beta registrations for its upcoming MMOFPS Firefall and also dated three beta weekend events for the game.

Anyone who registers via the official site will be in with a chance to gain a 48-hour beta key for one of the game’s trial weekends. The first beta phase is set to begin this weekend and is called “Thump the Server,” during this session players will be tasked with summoning Thumpers to mine minerals from below New Eden. There’s a problem though, Thumpers attract enemies and players must defend the area until the mining is complete.

Phase 2 is called “Population Control” and will take place on November 30, this time players are required to thin out the population of certain species on New Eden. The final weekend, “Chosen Invasion,” will kick off on December 7 and will give players a chance to form squads to defend the planet.

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